Lavatory



Jan. 6, 1931. E. G. WATROUS 1,788,216

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I LAV ATOR Y I Application 516mm 18, 1929. Serial noi aaose.

Thisinvention relates to lavatories which I My improved lavatory comprises a bowl 10 are adapted for use in buildings, cars, ships having a top plate 11 which preferably ex or wherever applicable; Heretofore lavatends for a short distance beyond the back of tories have commonly been constructed with the bowl as shown in" Figure 4. A chamber 7 the faucets or faucet handles projecting. up- 12 for someo'f the operating parts is enclosed 55 wardly from the top plate, thereby providby a front wall 13, top or shelf. 14: and ends ing obstructionswhich are more or less di 15. The chamber-projects upwardly at the ficult tokeep' clean and which interfer'ewith back of the lavatory and the top provides a the cleaning of the lavatory. convenient shelf for receiving toilet articles Inaccordance with the present invention, or the like. The top may be recessed'orde- 60 I provide a novel lavatory which isico'npressed, as shown at 16, so" that such articles structed so that the: valves or faucets and will not be likely to slide off. waste mechanism are'concealed and the oper- Hot and cold water may be supplied ating handles [arearranged in' an elevated through inlet pipes l'? and 18 which connect v position. so thatthey do notinterfere with withvalves 19 and 20, as shown in Figure 5. i

the cleaning of the lavatory. These valves are connected together or ar- Theobjects of this invention are to provide ranged; in a common housing 21, but as the a new lavatory which will be radically difi'en mechanism of the two valves is the same,

ent in appearance and construction from only one will be described, thisnbeing shown i 20 those heretoforecommonly used; to provide particularly in Figures 3 and 4'. The pipe '7 a lavatory havinga raised portion atthe 18 connects with an inlet chamber 22 ina back providing a' shelf for supporting toilet housing 23 which also has anoutlet chamber 1 articles or the like;to'providealavatory with "24 which is provided with an outlet orifice a raised valve chamber having a front wall 25 which connects with a hole 26 leading at theback of th-ebowl on which the open through the plate-11 into the back ofthe bowl i atingmembers for the valves and waste are 10, as shown in Figure v3. ,The hole 26 is mounted; to provide a lavatory made of porcommon to the outlets for both the hot and celain or the like withan integrally formed cold water valves. [In order to provide a h wall projecting upwardly. at the back of the tight closure between the valves and thetop 1 howl for supportingthe valve andv waste oi the plate, a gasket 27 is provided; andthe 8o levers; to provide a lavatory having novel yalve housing orfl body i2Ijis-pressed down- I supply valves or"faucets. and means for wardly'- by set screws g28 at the ends thereof 7 mounting the same; to provide:- a lavatory whichjengage with the lower surface of the having adrain outlet with a drain valve toporl'shelffl lj H mounted attheback of the lavatory for con; shoulder 29 islprovided at the inner end V Figure l is a section bearings.

trolling the outlet; and suchotherinovel. feaof the;outlet-chamber24'forreeeiving a valve tures of; construction and. arrangement .as seat or disk 30 whichis held in position byfa willbedescribed more fu lly hereinafter. valve cage 31 whichis ,formedfas shown to Infhe ia'ccompanyingdrawings illustratallowthewat'er to pass therethrough. Adiaj 40 :ing'this invention phragm 32 engages with th'e end of thefcage Figure l isfa'plan View; w f r and is held securely againstthesame'byj-a Figure 2is afrlontview; .7 washer 33 and valve body cap-34 1 which is Figure3 isaverticalsectional view taken screwed into the end of the valve body or 'onthe line 33 of Figure 2; k

line of Figure 2; water pressure. It is held against the-seat by Figure 5" is a sectional view taken on the aspring 36 which engages with the valve and line 55 of Figure l; and o a r I" I withthe rear wall of the inlet chamber 22. Fig re 6 is a detail of the operating lever- The valve stem 37 hasa collar or shoulder 38 I 7 a "which engages with the diaphragm 32, and

v housing 23. The valve 35 engages with the 7 a1 view taken on the seat'o rcwasher andpreferablycloses'withgthe a the end of the stem is threaded for receiving) a valve button 39 which presses the diaphragm against the shoulder to make a tight joint. The button 39 passes through a hole 40 in the cap 34 which serves as a bearing to 1 guide the valve. I V

The valves 19 and 20 projectinto an opening 41in the, wall Z13which is closed by acover plate' '42. This plate is secured to the valve body housing 21 by screws 43 which "pass through the plate and engage withgthrea'ded holes in the housing, as shown in Figure 5. The proper distance between the plate and the housing is fixed by distance pieces or lugs 44 on the plate which engage tviththe"fiont face of the housing Thecover plate ,42 is adaptefdtbfit1c1osely aroundthefperiphery ofthe dpeniag and is "held by set screws 45 which pa stlirough liigs lfi onthe housing 21" aiidengagewith'ther'ear race of the wall 13; This alsofiirtherservestohold the housing in'po sition; A i H @Thevalve is actuated by a'valvelever4'7 which is 'pivotally; mounted in the co er plate 42, being provifded with tri iiiiions 48 which fen'gagdwithb'earings49 in the plate. These "bearings are preferably formed as slotsflin lugs or projections on thefbac'k of the plate, tlifeends of the projectionsbeing'pinclied or drawn'toward each. other in o rder' to hold the trunnions aftertlle'lever has been "placedin po ition, The; lever 47 ,has an inte rall formed segment 50 which fitsfclosely' in'a slot orpp fiingsii in the plate,"bing arranged so tliati't alw'ays lteepstheslot closed The lowerfportion of the segmenthas afaeem which engages withftfhe' curvedend ofth'e button 39.

The lever 47' preferably extends slightly above the top (if the" shelf 14 sotliat it may be ferator, Wli'eii'thel'ever47 is pulled outward thelpressure of the spring 36, therebyopening the valve 35 and; permitting water to flow fromth'e pipe l'8'through the valve chambers an-cloiitlfet' opening 25'and orifice'26iinto the Whent he lever is released, the spring foreesthe'valve baclttoclosedposition and the lever is returned to itsnorinaltoriupright p jute pipe if; throiih thegvalv and eozin'eetih'g tlirougha hole or hearing 75 the toppl'ate conveniently engaged by the finger of the ophousing o n'oiie side, and the periphery of the 'out-letopening54 on the other side, thus making xajtight closure; The outer face of the.

ring forms a valve seat 63 for a valve 64. This valve ishinged or pivotally connectedto an arm 65 of a waste valve lever 66 which projects out throiighfan operiifig 67 in the top of the housing:56., This lever has a spherical projection jes'whieh engages with a socket69 having a bearing. of gasket 70 to make atisht joint of thebaill and socket bstracts. The lever 66 has a projection 71 which engages with .a

spring :72, the other end of the spring fitting" over a teat 7 3 in the housing 56. The rrangmen 'of the spring is such that, it

coacts withthe projection to holdthefvalve in either closed or openposition, being arranged to'vthrow'ove'r or pass the center, as will be readily understood from Figure 3. v V

' Thouterend of the lever 66 is pivotally connected witha, rod 74' which passes up 11 of the' lavatoiy and a bearing 7 8 in an extension on the lioiisin'gifll and iscurved at its upper 'e'nd to engage'with'a waste lever '(6. This lever is pivotally mounted on' the plate 42 in the same manner as the "lever 47.

Thelever 7 G'has rearwardlyprojeetingarin 77 havingabearingor recess -for're'ceiving the. en'd jof the rod 74in order to make a freely operating "joint between these :p arts.

When the lever 76 is pulled outwardly, the arm 77 swings up and raises thezrod; 74, thereby wingingfme lever 66: to apes. the wastejvalve and the parts are heldlin such position by th efspifing" 6,' The w asteffrom the bowl passes through-the outlet and Waste hoiising 56 which is, threaded for connection with i any suitable tra plo r outlet? pipe. When the wasteis to be closcdytlie lever 'TS isjpresfseol back-thereby depressinj g' the rod 7 land-swinging? the valve 64 to closed posi- 1 tion where it is held tightly against the'seat bytl i ii e ,7 s 1 the variousparts of my improved lavatory may bemade of any suitable ma- 7 terial, the bowl andfintegrallyg formedparts are preferably formed ofporcelain or other 7 ceramic material 'an d thejprinclipal valve parts of suitable me tal; 'FIQHI this ;it Jwill beseen that there are n metallic partsspr'oieg ns 9W h ib wlie d the ly exp s parts are the plate with the operating levers mounted thereon which project upwardly so that they do not interfere withflthe washing or cleaning of the bowl; Furthermore, as i there "are'no metallic parts exposedin the outlet in the bottom of the bowl, the bowl will have a particularly neat appearance and may be easily kept clean. The lavatory will usually be supported on wall brackets (not shown) against a wall and when so mounted will occupy comparatively little space while providing a convenient, shelf for toilet articles.

may be made in the 1. The combination with a lavatory having an upwardly extending wall at the back of the bowl, of a valve housing mounted at the back of the wall and having valves projecting into an opening in saidwall, passageways from said valves to a common passageway into the back-of the bowl, :a plate covering mounted on said plate and coacting with the valves for actuatingthe same, 7

2. A. lavatory construction comprising a bowl having an upwardly extending valve chamber at the rear thereof, a valvehousing having two supply valves therein, inlet pipes leading to the respective valves, outlets leading to aninlet orifice directed into the bowl, means for pressing the valve housing downwardly to make a tight closure between the outlet and the bottom of the chamber, a plate fitting over an opening in the front of the chamber, means for securing the plateto the housing, screwsv engaging with the housing and'the wall of the chamber for drawing the plate against the wall,

. and valve levers pivotally mounted in the plate and operativelyv connected with the valves for actuating the same.

3. The combination with a lavatory having an upwardly extending valve chamber at the back thereof, of a valvebody in said chamber, an inlet-pipe connected with the valve body, an outlet opening through the bottom of the valve body said lavatoryhaving a hole leading from the outlet to the bowl, a gasket between the valve body and the bottom of the chamber, means engaging with .the body and the topof the chamber for pressing the body; downwardly, a spring.

pressed valve in said. valve body 'havlnga forw'ardl r0 ectln stem sa1d chamber'naving .a hole in thefront wall thereof through which the valve bOdY lS exposed, a plate covering" said hole, means for connecting the plate to the valve body, screws in the valve body which engage with; the rear face of the" front wall of the chamber, valve levers pivotally mounted in said plate and projecting upwardly adjacent to the chamber, each lever having a segment fitting in a hole in the plate andengaging with a valvestem, the

The form of the lavatory may be varied for different conditions or difierent "positions and changes construction and arrangement of the parts arrangement being suchthat when the lever is, pulled outwardly the segment will open the valve I 4:. 'A lavatory construction comprising a bowl. having an upwardly extending chamher at the rear thereof with a substantially flat top, valves mounted in said chamber, meansfor supplymg water to sand valves,

passageways from the valves to the lavatory and valve operating devices mounted on the front, of the chamberand adapted to coast ing with thevalve lever and adapt-ed to hold the valve in either open or closed position, andmeans -.connected.w1th the valve lever'for swinging the same to open. and close the valve. the. opening 1n the wall, and valve levers I 61 Thecombination with a housing having H avalve seat therein, of valve 'coacting with said seat, a lever projecting through an opening in thehousing, a ball; and socket joint be-. tween thelever and the housing, said lever having one arm connected with the valve, a spring engaging with the valve lever and the housing and tending to hold the'lever with the valve in either open or closed position and tendlngto press-the lever against lts bearing in the housin and means for swin in the E27 b a? lever to actuate the valve. 7 u

7 The combination with a lavatory, of a waste housing connected with the: outlet and or closed position, a rod connected with the. lever-and extending upwardly to a; point abovethe lavatory, nd an operating lever. pivotally; mounted above the lavatory and connected [with said-rod for actuating the outlet valve. r

. 8. In a lavatory construction, the combina-.

tion of a'bowl having an integrally; formed upwardlyprojecting' wall at. the back ther of, valves for controlling the supply to said bowl, valve actuating levers mounted at the, front of said wall, a valvefor controlling the waste from the lavatory, an actuating lever mounted adjacent to. said valve levers, and means for connecting the last named lever with the waste valve.

9. A waste control for a lavatory comprising a chamber having an inlet opening, a: ring fitting in said opening and havinga valve seat, a lever projecting through the top of the chamberand having an annular bearing thereon engaging with a socket in the cham- V V a 178821 6 her, a valve coiinected withione arm of saidlever and adapted-to'engage with said seat, a projection on said lever,-a projection in the casing, a1 compression-spring interposed between said projections and adapted to hold the lever bearingagainst the socket, said spring also 7 serving as a resilient overthrow tohold'the valve inop'en or elose d position. 10. A valve compris'ing aeasinghaving'an 1 inlet chamber andan outlet chamber with inlet and'jouflet openings, a' Washer between the inlet and outlet chamberhaving a valve seat therein, a valve cage engaging with the Washer, a diaphragm engaging with the cage, a cap for the outlet chamber which holdsthe cage and adj'acentmembers in position, a valve inthe inlet Chamber which engages with theseat in the valve vvasher, a spring between the valve-and the opposite wall of '20 theinlet chamber Whichtends to holdthe valvein closed position, a Stein on said valve which projects through the I diaphragm and "through an openingjin the cap, meansfor making a tight closurebetween thestem and the dia hragm and' means forp'ressing the stem to open the valve.

11 In a device' 'of the character setforth, the combination ofa val've 'bodythaving an inlet chamber andan outlet Chamber, a Wash- 'er engaging with a shoulder'at thebottoin the outlet chamber and forming a partition between said chambers, a Cage engaging with the Washer, adiaphragm having-its outer periphery engaging with the cage,a Washer '35 engaging with the diaphragm, a threaded cap for the outlet chamber which engages with the lastnamedvvasher for pressingthe parts of the chamber together, a valve" in the inlet Chamber which engages'with far'valve 40 seat in the vvash'ena spring tending t'ohold said valve in closed position, a stem on said valve which projects throjugh'the' diaphragm, a shoulder onsaid 'ste'm'engagifigwith one 7 side of the diaphragm, a threaded button 'on the outer end of thestem'iwhicli engages with the-opposite 'side of the diaphragm to make. 'a' t'ight closure, a bearingiri' said cap through which th'ebutton projects, a'lever pivoted V V adjaeent to the button and having a pi'oje'cf tion for engagement therewith for opening thevalve.

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